Things I may or may not believe in, 2019 edition

Loch Ness Monster: Got to say no here. We’d have found some tangible evidence by now.

UFOs: By definition, these exist, because people do see objects flying in the sky that can’t be identified. I’ve seen them, though they were probably meteors or distant planes, rather than spaceships piloted by grey-skinned aliens.

The innate goodness of people: Sometimes

The soul: Yes, I think there is some part of us that exists outside of the physical body. There is some scientific evidence to suggest this. Think of it as being a kind of energy that persists after the body has kicked off.

Ghosts: Although I can’t say they’d exist as the traditional ghosts we think of in the western world, I can see them being some form of the soul (see above). So…maybe!

Aliens: Absolutely. It seems silly (and arrogant) to think the only life in the universe could exist on one planet. Ancient Aliens? Not so much.

Alien abductions: Maybe? There is some physical evidence and I believe a lot of alleged victims are sincere, but the mind is a strange place and isn’t always trustworthy.

Reincarnation: Maybe. Again, this has some evidence behind it.

The Bermuda Triangle: No. Ships and planes crash or vanish in equal numbers all over the world’s oceans.

Fate or destiny: No.

Global warming: I’m not a right wing politician who rejects science and logic, so yes.

World peace: Maybe, eventually. Odds seem low right now, but the optimist in me hasn’t been completely snuffed out.